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Good afternoon Yogis,

What a lovely day off I have had.  Just in case you think I only appear in front of a yoga class….I spent the afternoon with friends…. what is not to like?   They are yoga students – but we have been friends for a long time.  The Sangha is like that.

ZOOM CLASSES COMING UP.
SUNDAY MORNING: 10am The Tibetan Book of the Dead.  If you are planning to do the CCP course, then you really should hop in on this.  Yes, we have done a couple of sessions, but it is a big book, and you can join in now without missing out on too much.  I don’t teach in a linear fashion, so we will cover that ground again.
MONDAY 6.30:  Mary Magdalen  –  FREE TEACHER TRAINING CLASS
TUESDAY 7.30: Mary Magdalen the study group.

STUDIO CLASSES (Maximum 6 students)
We are getting to the point where I am considering NEW class on Tuesdays and Saturdays
MONDAY (full), WEDNESDAY (full),  AND FRIDAY I have a vacancy in this class.
I am taking bookings for a Tuesday 5.30 Restorative class AND LONGEVITY YOGA Saturday morning at 10am.

Last week I had to have my blood test done (supposed to be two yearly – I waited four).  It was a fasting test but I didn’t mind as I didn’t have any power during the fasting period which made it easier.  On Monday I got a call from the Medical practice, they wanted me to come in to discuss the results.  Of course I wondered what was up?

What they actually got me in for was the fact that my blood work was so extraordinarily good, the results were so far ahead of the vast majority of people in the practice, they wondered what I had been doing to get this fabulous result.  They said I was almost another species!

So here I am, in the senior years, leading the pack as regards to health.  Why?  Because I do MY BRAND OF YOGA – GITA, have an almost vegan diet, ride my under-the-desk cycle for about 170 kilometres per week AND I AM HAPPY.  All these things make a difference.  He did say I should drink more water, but that is a trifle.  I can do that.

If you want to have your blood work resemble mine, then you have to do what I do.  It will save you money and lengthen your life.

 
I don’t teach “fitness yoga”, I look after my cerebrospinal system, I boost my endocrine system with the yoga I do, and I eat a diet that enhances my life… and the students who follow me get fabulous results.  They are winning in the LONGEVITY STAKES – ARE YOU?  

LONGEVITY YOGA.
If you want to live well, happy and mentally alert (LIKE ME), and die saying “WOW, WOW, WOW” like Steve Jobs, then come to a class with me.  I will want you to do a one-on-one so you and I both know the work that is in front us, then you can join any class that suits where you are at.  Start with Restorative, move to Hatha (GITA).   I will want you to do home work, just a little – you will not be the best you can be by only coming to one class.  Please think about it, commit, and you will see the results – it is NOT about standing on your head! and it’s not about doing hours of yoga a day.  Call me to start your journey.  yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

I WILL MEET YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE.  JAHNE

Good morning Yogis,

Tuesdays class finished… so I don’t get to see my zoom classes until Sunday morning.  I hope you can join us.  We will be studying the Tibetan Book of The Dead.  It is not just about the dead, it is about how to live.

ZOOM
SUNDAY 10am: The Tibetan Book of the Dead
MONDAY 6.30: Free Teacher Training. Mary Magdalen
TUESDAY 7.30: Mary Magdalen Study.

STUDIO
Monday 1pm (full), Wednesday 5.30 (full), Friday 5.30 – vacancies please email to book

ART/CRAFT CLASS.  Saturday 26th June 2pm to 4pm – Depending on covid restrictions.  Otherwise July 3rd

 

THE COMPASSIONATE COMPANIONS PROJECT:  I am almost ready to launch the web site. It will explain the course, the extensions, the registration to the “Alliance”, insurance, community access points, and general networking…  Everything you need.  Plus room for you to register once you graduate so that you can be contacted by organisations and clients seeking your services.   I will not be releasing the course until mid August, but I can take expressions of interest right now.  Those students who apply early will get the first view of the web site, the first introduction  etc.  I will keep you close and in the loop. Email me at: yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALEN:
(PAGE 10)
Mary said to them:
I will now speak to you
of that which has not been given to you to hear.
I had a vision of the Teacher,
and I said to him:
“Lord I see you now
in this vision”
And he answered:
“You are blessed, for the sight of me does not disturb you.
There where is the nous (heart), lies the treasure.” 

I Hope that after reading this you see there is a mystery here that you want to uncover.  To do so, you may have to join either of our classes.  It would be very worthwhile.

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.
NAMASTE.  JAHNE

 

Dear Yogis,

I am writing this on Sunday afternoon.  Another weekend is past and only a few days to go until we hear what restrictions have been lifted for our brothers and sister yogis in Melbourne.  Out here in the Macedon Ranges we have weathered the furious storm, and now we are in a place of peace and calm.  I even plan to have afternoon tea on the back verandah…  I think I have reawakened to the joy of flicking a switch for power, and the bliss of a hot shower.

ZOOM:  
SUNDAY.  This morning we decided to study Mary Magdalen  (Instead of the Bardo)
MONDAY 6.30 Mary Magdalen FREE TEACHER TRAINING
TUESDAY 7.30: The Tibetan Book of the Dead (If you are thinking of joining us for The Compassionate Companions Project, you would do well to come to this class.
STUDIO
MONDAY Hatha Yoga (full), WEDNESDAY Restorative Yoga (full), FRIDAY Hatha Yoga – vacancies available

SMOKIN – THE YOGA OF SMOKE – The herbs, the book and the pipes, are  now on my etsy site.  www.myyogabooks.etsy.com

 

MARY MAGDALEN – The teacher.
We have spent quite a lot of time discussing The Gospel of MARY>  It is always surprising to people to realise that Mary was not the “penitent Sinner”.  She was a woman of means and one of the women who funded the travels and teachings of Jesus.  Without her and the others the travels and the teachings Jesus gave would have not been possible in the way that they were.  Even Buddha was funded by Princes and wealthy individuals.  They all needed a Michael Gudinski, to organise things…..and usually one was there.

To dismiss Mary Magdalen as the  Church did, relegate Mary the Mother of Jesus to a sexless holy being devoid of other children, feelings, love and a husband (not a convenience), and have Jesus appear a sinless icon, well let’s take another look.

In our Studies on The Magdalen we are doing just that.  Examining the writings, what motivated her, and interestingly the difficulties she had with the males, especially the disciples who wanted her to remain in the background after Jesus death…  Jesus gave his most metaphysical teachings to her – she was the “one He loved”.  I think she was the smartest.

Having these historically portrayed,  real people,  grow up human and still achieve the wonderful things they did, is much more inspiring to me than to imagine that in some impossible way they arrived on the earth without blemish and stayed that way.  They had mothers, fathers, relatives, children, neighbours, needs and desires as we all have.

We all have the opportunity to choose goodness in every moment, that is the joy of the spiritual path, and the great gift given to us by God.  It is not to arrive on the earth sinless, but to understand the choices that we make in every minute.  That is the hard part.

Jesus said “I am the door”.  The door to the Kingdom.  Buddha is also described as a door, a teacher who shows us the way.  It is said there are 84,000 Dharma doors.  If you found a door, it would not be very Buddhist of you to say yours was the only door.  We should not be afraid of more Dharma doors, only afraid that no more will be opened.  

Remember the Buddha relies on us for the Dharma to continue to develop as a living organism – not a stale Dharma but a real “DHARMAKAYA”, a real body of teaching.

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT (or in a one-to-one perhaps),

NAMASTE – JAHNE